Abstract

This pilot study examines police patrol activity, specifically engagement in under-policing, and investigatory-apprehensiveness toward minorities across White and nonwhite patrol officers in the context of policing post-Ferguson. Using a sample of unranked, patrol-duty officers in the United States (n = 887) from an online survey a series of multivariate binary logistic models suggest that although departmental and officer level variables can predict the likelihood of practicing under-policing and being apprehensive toward stopping minorities, various contextual post-Ferguson variables beyond de-policing also matter. Further, predictors of under-policing and apprehensiveness toward stopping minorities are different across White and nonwhite patrol officers. Results suggest the post-Ferguson period appears to have made an impression on patrol officers’ behaviors.

摘要

这项前瞻性研究考察了警察巡逻活动，特别是在警务不充分的情况下，以及在福格森会议后维持治安的情况下，对白人和非白人巡逻人员对少数民族的调查理解。使用美国无等级巡逻人员的样本（n = 887）的一系列多元二元Logistic模型表明，尽管部门和官员级别的变量可以预测实行警务不严和对制止少数群体的担忧，但除警务之外的各种上下文后弗格森变量也很重要。此外，白人和非白人巡逻人员对维持少数族裔警力不足和忧虑的预测也有所不同。结果表明，在弗格森事件发生后的时期似乎对巡逻人员的行为产生了影响。